Chicago vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.29M

The cost of living in Chicago is 203% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 505th and 6163rd ($2613 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 10th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 16th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13937

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716